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- figurative language
- comparisons
- different tones throughout the poem
- rhythm
- humor
- personal experiences

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- he starts off with a story
- it almost sounds like rapping
- tells us about how every year of his life has been
- uses humour
- compares his dreams to himself and how they both got called names
- metaphors
- uses cartoons to help tell the story
- uses a cliché phrases
and makes it his own
- starts using music
- his tone of voice and makes it louder
- uses different stories
- uses the silence of the violin

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-Makes pauses.
-Gives opinion
-Connects to personal life
-Little hand gestures.
-Makes audience laugh
-Uses images and animations to express his feelings and make the audience understand better.
-Speaks quickly when he started the poem.
-You can see his anger on his voice.
-Uses music to makes it more interesting.

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-He looks kind of nervous and a little shy at the begining
-he is and looks really calm
-pretty straightforward
-He uses a lot of similes and metaphors
-reflects back a lot on his childhood
-his childhood seems pretty sad and dperessing
-uses a lot of imagery
-he has gotten a lot more confident than he was at the start
-uses rhymes throughout the speech

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- Uses figurative language to explain his feelings.
- Makes pauses after complete ideas.
- Uses past life examples.
- He was a little repetitive (figurative language).
- He seems very prepared.
- He speaks with emotions and passion.
- Speaks very fast.
- Makes hand gestures.

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-Depressed at a young age
-Poetry was his backup
-Picks up pace
-Musicality
-Change

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- Instantly uses metaphors to express heartbreak and loss of identity
- Uses a lot of humor, making his personality shine through
- Expresses his childhood dreams and how he was disappointed in the end
- Talking about his experience in order to engage the audience and make his poem more meaningful
- Adds pain to his voice to express how much bullying impacted him
- Rhythm in poem
- Uses exaggerations to express how much bullying affects people
- Uses a lot of hand gestures to express himself
- Uses other people to express his points and make his poem more open and relatable
- Builds up tension in the poem with his voice as the pain builds up
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- He uses humor, making the audience laugh
- He keeps eye contact with the audience
- He uses hand gestures
- Uses different tones throughout his speech
- Tells personal stories of his childhood
- Uses bold tone in his poem
- Speaks with pauses and then goes fast
- Creates a rhythm that gives it musicality
- Changes the volume of his voice throughout the poem
- Speaks with such passion telling his poem
- Uses visuals to engage audience
- Uses background violin music to give it noise and keep it interesting

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- Started getting straight to the point
- Uses his childhood experiences to tell his story
- Talks about what we are told as kids that we need to choose what we want to be when we grow up
- He pauses while he speaks
- He uses hand signals and he changes his tone depending on what he is saying
- He keeps repeating "when I was a kid"
- Lots of visuals and violins in the poem
- His poem has rhythm
- He changes his tone when he starts saying the poem
- He expresses emotions through his physical language and his facial expressions
- Uses a lot of figurative language
- He gets very emotional in his poem

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- personal experience.
- uses more simple language, but it doesn't mean it's bad.
- take his time.
- humour.
- talks about something that many people talk about but adds his own perspective.
- warms up before expressing the poem.
-  uses other artistic elements to better express his message.
- intensive language and face expressions.
- starts with something simple and ends with topics more complicated, yet it still relates and comes back to the beginning.
- clear beginning, middle, and end. it's a story.

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- Acknowledges the number of people in the audience (rather than saying hello).
- Speaks at a lower paste.
- Speaks at a lower volume.
- Speaks about his insecurity when discovering his identity.
-  Compares his current self with himself as a child.
- Mentions crucial ages that shaped his life.
- Uses humor to make the audience laugh.
- Talks about how although many tried to discourage him, he continued to be persuasive.
- He sounds enthusiastic when speaking about "who he is."
- Talks about his insecurity with his body.
- Introduces his poem by speaking about a crucial event in his life.
-  Background music begins to play when he's speaking.
- He speaks louder and faster in order to make his poem more dramatic.
- He articulates each word clearly.
- Compares depression with a circus (this shows how chaotic depression made him feel).

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- speaks in a raw, real way
- honest
- feels like you're having a conversation with him
- feels like he's telling a story
- changes tone and speed to express passion
- repetition
- shows his true self
- includes others in his poem, showing they're not alone
- great rhythm and speed full of passion
- uses his hands
- changes his voice level to show his feelings
- talks in third person
- self-love
- belief in one's self
- realizing your true value
- wow, he was full of passion and feeling

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-Childhood experiences
-Used poetry to express his personal traumas and experiences
-Normal tone, doesn't raise his voice at beginning
-Still
-Spread awareness about bullying
-Tone and volume increased as the poem got deeper
-Uses graphics to display his message
-Gave varios examples of experiences
-Connects several ideas, bullying with drug overdose
-Figurative Language
-"School is like a circus" show not tell
-"Built a cast over your broken heart"
-"We are not an abandoned car"
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-he came into the stage very calmed
-Humor added to engage audience
-He starts to give context of his life story which later on will connect to the poem
-He uses hand gestures
-He told a story very engaging because he adds very interesting points
-he first grabbed the audience attention with telling his story in the beginning and then tell his poem
-He changes his tone of voice as it e\gets more dramatic in his poem, which also engages the audience.
-he used animation to help him tell his poem
-He added violin to make it more dramatic and make his poem more emotional/impacting

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-Keeps a stable rhythm
-Uses figurative language
-Stable eye contact
-Audience interaction, asks audience to "think"
-Includes personal experiences
-Spoke her point clearly
-Doesn't pace, stays in the same place
-Quotes
-Encourages audience to get into poetry
-Motivating audience
-Includes "steps"
-Hand movement, is not still the whole speech
-Tells "her story"; how she got into poetry and how it has helped her.
-Hiroshima poem is like a story, using a lot of descriptive words
-Her descriptions are show not tell, "my confidence is measured in teaspoons"

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-Expressions
-Hand movements and signals
-Eye contact with audience
-Speaks very quickly and sharp.
-Small acts about what she's saying.
-Changes voice speed depending on what she's trying to express.
-Tells audience why she writes poems and trying to spread poetry.
-She shares her own stories and the positive sides of writing poetry.
-Using affirmations.
-"entertain, educate, and inspire"
-Takes something simple that can be difficult to talk about about it into a poem.

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- hand gestures
- has a rhythm
- uses figurative language
- provides different examples of the point she is trying to prove
- interacts with audience
- changes tone throughout the talk
- personal experiences
- opens and closes with a poem and has a talk in between them.

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-Talks fast and loud
-Uses figurative language
-Uses hands
-Changes tone of voice as the mood in the poem also changes
-She never stood still
-Refers to real life examples
-Talks directly to the audience.
-Talked about her real life experience with spoken-word poetry
-She wanted spoken-word poetry to entertain, educate, and inspire
-Created a technique to facilitate starting spoken-word poetry
-Uses poetry to express yourself or share a story.
-Uses metaphors to go in depth and explain certain scenarios with detail.
-Makes short pauses after some ideas.

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-Hand gestures
-personal touch
-rhetorical figures and figurative language
-not always clear what the message is
-very metaforical
-body language is engaging
- really speaks to her audience not just to herself
-motivates that everyone has the ability to express through poetry
-even if you dont lead a exciting life you can write amazing poetry.

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-I observe that she uses a lot of imagery and personification
-she says so much words but expresses so little
-She moves her hands and body a lot
-her facial expressions are crucial to the presentation
-she gets people hooked on really easily
-you can easily tell that she has come prepared
-she looks like she is really enjoying it
-she does not stutter when she speaks
-you can see that she is not shy or nervous

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- uses her hands a lot
- uses her hands to help her communicate
- facial expressions
- uses metaphors
- she talks about how there's no heartbreak chocolate can't fix and then ones that it can't, she will have rain boots for her daughter, so the rain can wash it away
-  she said something along the lines of "this world is made out of sugar that's why it crumbles so easily but don't be afraid to taste it"
- she looks comfortable with the crowd
- she directly asks the crowd questions
- uses poetry as a way to deal with her feelings
- talks about how her love for spoken poetry happened
- "I will" "I can"
- uses poetry to help her work through what she cant
- "10 things I know to be true"
-  "10 things I should've learned by now"
- walking through life with open arms catching everything that comes at her
- spoken word poetry is accessible
- you can't take step 3 if you haven't taken step 1
-  uses different senses like smell and taste

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- uses her hands and emphasis on her voice
- uses figurative language intentionally
- includes dialogue in her poem
- I love all the lessons she says she'll teach her daughter with tons of clear examples and imagery
- the sugar-world comparison!
- engages the audience by interaction
- writes poems to figure things out
- with poetry you can connect with others
- believing in herself
- gather all your knowledge and experience to learn what you don't know
- rediscover wonder
- it's accessible
- body language-- uses her hands to describe what she's saying
- talks about herself and the world
- passionate

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- She starts with the poem
- She uses her hands a lot while she speaks
- She matches her tone with what she is saying
- Her poem has rhythm
- She uses figurative language in her poem
- Speaks very quickly
- She also uses her face to express the feelings in her poem
- Her poem is in first person
- She speaks directly to the audience
- She uses humor to add to what she is saying
- She uses her own personal experiences
- She breaks down her poetry journey in three steps
- She talks about why everyone can write spoken word poetry even though they don't think they can
- She wants to help others rediscover wonder
- She ends with another poem about the impossible and she connects it to the nuclear explosion in Hiroshima

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- Lots of hand movements to express herself
- Utilizes metaphors (Point B and universe)
- Uses her voice by changing her volume and tone to express her feelings
- Barley rhymes
- Uses repetition to create emphasis
- Very descriptive and utilizes a lot of imagery (eyes shining, big hands)
- Interacts with the audience
- Talks about how she writes poems to figure things out
- Speaks about her own experience regarding spoken word poetry and how she came to love it
-  Says spoken word poetry could be fun, painful, severe, or silly
- Utilizes a lot of humor to connect with the audience and express her post
- She speaks with confidence
- Spoken word is used to help people rediscover wonder and become engaged with what occurs around them.

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- Confident body language.
- Powerful facial expressions.
- Changes the tone of her voice in order to have a greater impact on the audience.
- Talks about personal connections with her mother.
- Talks about her childhood.
- Talks about how certain events of her childhood led her to her current state.
- Talks about the impact that poetry has had on her.
- Talks about methods that help her become a better person.
- Impersonates Charlotte (her student) by changing the tone of her voice, attitude, facial expressions, and body language.
- Her voice accelerates throughout the video.
- The speaker does not stutter.
- The speaker speaks clearly and articulates the words very well.
- Uses her body to "say" what she is actually saying.
- "Connects" with the audience by asking them questions, telling them how she feels, and cracking up jokes.
- The speaker changes the speed of her voice in order to create more emotions.
- Talks about the impact that social media has had on her as a poet.
- Talks about how she prepared for Ted Talk.
- Finishes her story by telling a poem and showing a note she wrote as a child.
- Sarah compares herself to other people and objects.

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-Speaks fast
-Metaphoric/Poetic
-Uses hand signs
-Energetic
-Positive

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-She starting very fast
-its hard to understand what shes saying in the beginning with little context
-She describes what she says with her hands
-She asks the crowd questions that can relate to the poems she is saying
-Poetic words
-Looks very prepared and speaks very fluently
-She told funny things to keep the audience engaged
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- Uses hands to make motions
- Maintains eye contact with the audience
- Keeps a stable rhythm
- Firm and clear voice
- Speaks in a friendly but bold tone
- Uses facial expressions as if she were friends with the audience
- Talks about herself and her experiences that all relate to poetry
- Uses humor to engage the audience
- Speaks fast, but fast in a way that the audience is able to understand
- Speaks naturally with everyday language instead of advanced words
- Talks about little different things that all connect back to her initial idea
- She ends with a poem that is meaningful to her (Hiroshima poem)
- Motivates audience

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- includes rhymes
- uses cliches
- talks about topics that are relatable to many people
- talks to her people
uses her hands and body language to express more
- includes her experience
- she is direct when it comes to her opinion
- she is reliable
- she talks to her audience, not only recites
- includes singing
- figurative language
- descriptive
- engages with the audience
- she explains her process and why she writes poetry
- "Hey I really felt that too." This stood out to be because poetry is about connecting with others and creating an impact on your audience.
- She enhances poetry to be more than entertainment.
- Lists turn into poetry.
- Connects and uses her initial points at the end of her talk like a cycle.
- Even though she talks fast, she makes people understand.
- Intentional speaking.
- connection.
- share.
- yet, impossible.

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-Speaks fast

-Uses signaling with hands

-Strong use of metaphors to emphasize her points.

-Message is clear but volatile

-Constantly moving

-Speaks about her own experience with poetry and how it connects with life.

-Speaks about poetry as a concept as well as about her life.

-Works on spreading poetry around the world

-Uses humor to help her point

-Speaks to the audience directly

-Spoken word poetry is for everyone

- Shares a variety of stories relating to many different scenarios

-Uses poetry as a means to share a story.

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Shane Koyczan

-Starts by using a metaphor about breaking hearts

-Talks about childhood experiences

- Dismissing his dreams

- Uses humor to support his speach

- Has problems with self-idenitity

- Goes on to talk about who he is and how he stands up for himself.

- Continues on with personal anecdotes

-Tells his life story of his childhood though a poem and animation.

- Uses hand gestures and signals with his hands to emphasize his point.

- Puts himself in the third person to point that his experience is not exclusive to him.

- Uses the circus to explain his relationship with school